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Native Americans and West Africans

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A human made object from a long time ago is called a(n) _____.

a)

fossil

b)

artifact

c)

bone

d)

stone

2.

Who studies the past by digging up artifacts?

a)

A construction worker

b)

A teacher

c)

An artifact

d)

An archaeologist

3.

The land bridge theory says humans arrived in North America from what continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

4.

The Land Bridge Theory says humans came from Asia to North America about how many years ago?

a)

100,000

b)

15

c)

500

d)

15,000

5.

What was found at a place called Cactus Hill, Virginia?

a)

20,000 year old spear points

b)

skulls from the last Ice Age

c)

A DVD called Ice Age 2: The meltdown

6.

What river is near Cactus Hill, VA where artifacts were found?

a)

Potomac River

b)

Mississippit River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Nottoway River

7.

What group lived in the Eastern Woodlands

a)

Lakota

b)

Iroquois

c)

Inuit

d)

Pueblo

8.

What Native American culture lived in the Great Plains?

a)

Lakota

b)

Iroquois

c)

Inuit

d)

Pueblo

9.

Northern Canada and Alaska was the Arctic home of what group of Native Americans?

a)

Kwakiutl

b)

Lakota

c)

Pueblo

d)

Inuit

10.

The rainy climate of the Pacific Northwest was the home of what group of Native Americans

a)

Pueblo

b)

Kwakiutl

c)

Lakota

d)

Iroquois

11.

The Southwest is a hot and dry place. What group made their homes bordering cliffs in this hot and dry climate?

a)

Pueblo

b)

Lakota

c)

Powhatan

d)

Kwakiutl

12.

Name the shelter used by the Kwakiutl.

a)

Igloo

b)

Longhouse

c)

Adobe Pueblo

d)

Plankhouse

13.
This is home was common among Native Americans from what region?
a)
The Great Plains
b)
The Southwest
c)
The Pacific Northwest
d)
The Eastern Woodlands
14.
Which of these is not one of the Native American "3 Sisters?"
a)
Corn
b)
Beans
c)
Buffalo
d)
Squash
15.
This style of home from the Pacific Northwest was called a ____________.
a)
Longhouse
b)
Plankhouse
c)
Teepee
d)
Pueblo
16.
This group of Native Americans rarely did any hunting and relied on farming for food.
a)
The Pacfic Northwest
b)
The Great Plains
c)
The Southwest
d)
The Eastern Woodlands
17.
Farming helped some Native Americans by doing what?
a)
Getting women to work
b)
Farms attracted animals to hunt
c)
Farms allowed Natives to have enough food while staying in one place.
d)
Farms made Native Americans explore.
18.
Pueblos in the Southwest were made out of ___________
a)
Carved Stone
b)
Adobe
c)
Wooden Planks
d)
Buffalo Hide
19.
What was important to the way of life for all Native Americans?
a)
Fishing
b)
Hunting
c)
Whaling
d)
Nature
20.

Which region of Native Americans used buffalo skins to make teepees?

a)

Southwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Arctic

d)

Plains

21.

What resource did Native Americans in the Northwest Coast use to build their plank houses?

a)

Trees

b)

Clay

c)

Buffalo skins

d)

Whale bones

22.

Which Native Americans were nomadic and moved from place to place?

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

Southwest

c)

Plains

d)

Southeast

23.

Which Native Americans lived in a cold, harsh climate with snow and ice?

a)

Inuit

b)

Southwest

c)

Anasazi

d)

Mound Builders

24.

Totem poles were made from cedar trees in this region.

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Plains

25.

These Native Americans built igloos out of snow and ice.

a)

Inuit

b)

Anasazi

c)

Mound Builders

d)

Northeast Woodlands

26.
Which is the correct order, according to time and size?
a)
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
b)
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
c)
Ghana, Songhai, Mali
d)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
27.
The river that was considered life to West Africa was 
a)
Nile
b)
Niger
c)
Congo
d)
Tigris
28.
The most important West African city, for trade and education, was
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Cairo
c)
Gao
d)
Rome
29.
Which two products were the most valuable trade items for the kingdoms of West Africa?
a)
gold and grain
b)
cotton and kola nuts
c)
gold and salt
d)
salt and cattle
30.
According to the map, which of the West African trading kingdoms was the SMALLEST?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Axum
31.
According to the map, which of the West African trading kingdoms was the LARGEST?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Axum
32.

The ancient empire of Ghana was located in

a)

North Africa

b)

East Africa

c)

South Africa

d)

West Africa

33.
Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?
a)
Songhai
b)
Ghana
c)
Egypt
d)
Mali

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